In 1967, the novel "Money for Mary" was written. A summary of this work we bring to your attention. The author of the story is Valentin Rasputin. A photo of the author is presented below.
He penned such works as “Live and Remember,” “Deadline,” “Farewell to Mater”, “Fire,” “French Lessons,” as well as the story “Money for Mary” that interests us. Its summary begins with the following events.
Kuzma decided to go to his brother for help at night. But deep down he doubted that he would help him: they became strangers for a long time. Shaking on the bus, Kuzma recalls the events from which it all began.
Revision in the store
A man of about 40 years old came to their village 5 days ago in order to conduct an audit in the store. The only saleswoman for this store was Kuzma's wife , Maria. There was no revision for a whole year. During this time, a shortage of 1000 rubles was formed. Mary could go to jail for it. However, the auditor promised to hush up this matter, taking pity on her four children. But for this it was necessary to make a shortage while he went to check other stores. Maria had to find an amount in 5 days that neither she nor Kuzma had ever held in her hands.
Kuzma decides to go to his brother
The whole village already knew about her misfortune the next day. Having entered the position of Mary, the chairman promised to give a woman a loan, but only at the end of the reporting year. His promise somewhat supported Kuzma, but his wife could not recover from the shock. Reassuring her a little, Kuzma began to figure out: they had no cash savings, there was also nothing to sell. Consequently, it will be necessary to take. Kuzma immediately remembered his well-to-do brother and decided to go to him in a few days by train. There were no reserved seats, and he was forced to ride in a soft carriage.
Headmaster visit
Kuzma, waiting for the arrival of the train, recalls how he went home in the village, begging for money, and humiliated. He went first of all to the most prosperous fellow villager, Yevgeny Nikolaevich, the director of the school. A summary of the story "Money for Mary" allows us to describe this visit only in general terms. Yevgeny Nikolayevich had his own farm, there were no large expenses, so the director and his wife put their salaries into a savings book. Upon learning that Kuzma came to him first, Yevgeny Nikolayevich promised to help, emphasizing several times that people are different, they may not give it back.
Conversation with fellow travelers
The wind walks on the platform, and Kuzma can not get out of his head the thought that he is blowing for good reason. He joins the train to the other passengers in the soft compartment. Gennady Ivanovich, the director of the radio station, his fellow traveler, is contemptuous and even somewhat jealous of the “collective farmers”: rural residents have too many privileges and benefits compared to city residents. Kuzma does not like this conversation. But he has to endure until the colonel, another fellow traveler, transfers him to the preference. 4 players are required for this game. Kuzma does not know how to play preference , so he is asked to swap places with another passenger traveling in a compartment car. Kuzma doesn’t care, he only needs to get there, so he agrees.
Kuzma recalls how his wife began to work in a store
Kuzma recalls that the store in which his wife worked was "like a damn." Because of him, many people suffered. Almost every seller working here showed a shortage. After the last saleswoman was planted, the store was closed for 3 months. In the end, Nadia Vorontsova, while pregnant with her third child, after giving birth agreed to take it upon herself. Maria was offered to replace her for several months before the baby is born.
The Kuzma family was living tight at that time. The last born baby was weak, his wife was often sick. Doctors did not advise Mary to do hard work. That is why she went to the saleswomen, and then stayed to work. Maria did pretty well, but because of her kindness she let out goods that she didn’t go for — she sent others. She suffered because of this. At first, Mary believed that Kuzma would save her. However, after listening to the lamentations of her neighbors, she stopped believing.
Kuzma's dream
In the compartment where Kuzma was now riding, there was a heavily drunk guy and an elderly couple. The survivors of the war, the elderly relate to each other with great tenderness. Kuzma falls into a dream and sees that he is collecting money for Mary. This dream is not coming to him for the first time. Kuzma, waking up, can no longer fall asleep and starts again in his memories. They continue the story "Money for Mary," a brief summary of which interests us. Below is a photo of its author.
Doubts that brother will help
The director gave him 100 rubles. Kuzma went to Vasily, his best friend , in the evening . However, he did not offer money, although he knew about the misfortune that occurred in the Kuzma family. Then he thought about his brother. Maria 3 years ago went to the city for treatment, and stayed with Alexei. His wife then decided that it was better to live with strangers. A fellow villager of Kuzma also traveled to the city. He went to his brother, but he did not even invite him to the table. But the main character nonetheless forced himself to believe that his brother would help him. Maria believed that he would not give money, and Kuzma himself began to doubt.
Kuzma visits Stepanid
The main character simply belonged to money: if they are, it’s good, if not, then it’s not necessary. His family did not starve, but often there were not enough funds. Kuzma did not understand how to raise money. And now he had to do it.
Basil came to him when it got dark. Friends went together to Stepanida, who sells moonshine. It was a mean woman. Everyone knew that she had a lot of money. Friends decided to give her a drink to make her kinder. But this plan did not work out: Stepanida, drunk, did not stop being mean.
Talk about adultery
Kuzma’s fellow traveler who recently broke up with his wife is cynical about women. He is sure that the old man cheated on his wife at least once. He asks Kuzma whether he cheated on his wife. He admits that once it was when Kuzma met with his first woman. Upon learning of this, Mary wanted to leave. But her husband persuaded her to return and no longer cheated. Kuzma believes the elderly. He also has such monogamous people in the village. Meanwhile, the train was approaching the city.
Chair Assistance
The bumpy grandfather Gordey on the second day, in the morning, brought 15 rubles, requested by him from his son. Then Vasily took the main character to his mother, who was seriously ill. She gave him the money that she had collected "for death", but asked to be returned quickly, since death is not waiting. Kuzma's wife stopped crying. She walked around the house, as if inanimate. Even the children, looking at her, fell silent. Unbearable was at home, so Kuzma went to the chairman in the office. He recalled the events of 1947, when the chairman was imprisoned in the very strada. Then there was no gas, crumbled bread. He bought stolen fuel from a barge. In 1954, the chairman was released after an amnesty. Local residents sought to be reappointed to their former post, but this happened only 5 years ago.
The chairman, having ordered a wait, gathered specialists from the collective farm and invited them to renounce his salary in favor of Kuzma. They agreed, since no one wanted to seem mean. So came to an end the second day.
We learned how Kuzma, the protagonist of the story we are interested in, spent it. He will acquaint with the further events of the work “Money for Mary” a brief summary. “Liter”, “Briefley”, our website and other resources familiarize readers with the plots of works, which, of course, are best studied from the originals. However, in the modern rhythm of life, this is not always possible. But I still want to get to know them. For this, we need brief contents.
Fellow traveler talks about his fate
Kuzma in the middle of the night a guy wakes up on a train. He causes him to smoke and complains about his life. The guy is jealous of the old man; he would like all women to be like his wife. A fellow traveler says that his wife left him, taking his daughter with him. Now the guy wonders if she will return or not. He is angry when Kuzma says that his wife can find another.
The idea of ​​grandfather Gordey from the story "Money for Mary"
The summary (“Briefley” offers it in the same way as this article) gives an idea of ​​only the main events of the story. She continues with a description of the third day of Kuzma after receiving news of the shortage. On the third day, the protagonist was given money in the office. After that, specialists began to come to him, as well as their wives and complain about the lack of livelihoods. Kuzma gave them money unquestioningly. Grandfather Gordey numbed in the evening. He stated that Kuzma did not need any money. It is only necessary to make Mary pregnant, and she will not be imprisoned. Only half of the required amount has been collected by this time. Kuzma began to think that grandfather Gordey was right. So ends the third day. The next morning, the main character goes to his brother.
The final
Stepping off the train, he sees that the wind has abated. Snow falls with shaggy flakes. Kuzma thinks this is good. The main character gets off the bus and, reaching his brother’s house, knocks on him. This concludes the work “Money for Mary,” a summary of which was described in this article.
For a more detailed acquaintance with the story, you can also watch the film of the same name, shot on the work. He was released in 1985. The directors are Vladimir Khramov and Vladimir Andreev. A summary of the story "Money for Mary" was the basis of this film. Moscow Theater Ermolova (pictured below) staged this performance.
This concludes our story. “Money for Mary,” we briefly described in this article. It is best, of course, to refer to the text of the work itself. Especially interesting to read the story "Money for Mary." The summary of the chapters, unfortunately, does not convey its artistic value. Valentin Grigorievich is a great master of words. This is already evident from his early works, which include the story of V.G. Rasputin "Money for Mary."